StartCom::API

a connector for StartAPI

 

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NAME

StartCom::API - a connector for StartAPI

VERSION

0.2

SYNOPSIS

use StartCom::API;
$api = new StartCom::API;
$api->tokenID($mytokenID);
$api->client_cert($pathtoclientcert);
$api->client_key($pathtoclientkey);
$rc = $api->retrieve($myOrderID);
$rc = $api->apply(...);
$rc = $api->success;
$msg = $api->errormsg;
$cert = $api->certificate;
$intermed = $api->intermediate;
$myOrderID = $api->orderID;
$myOrderNum = $api->orderNo;

DESCRIPTION

This module allows to connect to the api of StartCom in order to generate or retrieve certificates.

Please see also the StartAPI documentation.

METHODS

  • $api = new StartCom::API

    The constructor. Returns a StartCom::API object.

  • $api->tokenID($key)

    Sets or gets the API key.

  • $api->client_cert($pathtoclientcert)

    Sets or gets the path to the client certificate file (PEM).

  • $api->client_key($pathtoclientkey)

    Sets or gets the path to the client key file.

  • $api->retrieve($orderID)

    Retrieves the certificate corresponding to the orderID and stores it in this object.

    Returns 1 on success, 0 or undef on failure.

  • $api->apply({'certType' => '...', 'CSR' => '...', ...})

    Applies for a new certificate and, if successful, stores it in this object.

    See StartAPI documentation for parameters.

    Returns 1 on success, 0 or undef on failure.

  • $api->success

    Checks whether or not the last call was successful.

  • $api->errormsg

    Returns the error message if the last call was unsuccessful.

  • $api->certificate

    If the last call was successful and the certificate was issued, this method returns the certificate.

  • $api->intermediate

    If the last call was successful and the certificate was issued, this method returns the intermediate certificate.

  • $api->orderID

    If the last call was successful and the certificate was issued, this method returns the certificate order ID which can be used in conjunction with $api->retrieve.

  • $api->orderNo

    If the last call was successful and the certificate was issued, this method returns the certificate ordering number which is shown in StartCom's web interface.

  • $api->testmode

    When set to 0, which is the default, the api calls https://api.startssl.com, else https://apitest.startssl.com.

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